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Re: Why is there a TikTok tracking pixel on UberEats what is this crap?

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Post by notatoad »

skummetmaelk wrote: post #70
notatoad wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>people who don’t know what’s happening can’t make informed choices. it's really distasteful how privacy advocates always assume that everybody who doesn't feel the same way they do is uninformed. the average person has a basic understanding that companies keep track of them online. everybody who's spent more than five minutes online without an adblocker understands retargeting. it's not that people don't understand,…

Yes, everyone knows. That's why there are people in this thread and others like it, on a website catering to highly technical people, who are surprised at how deep the tracking goes and what it is used for. Surely then, the average person is much more informed!

i encourage you to talk to an "average person" about this some time. check with your parents to see how much they assume they're being tracked online.

most people i've discussed the topic with misunderstand how much they're being tracked, but assume that they are being tracked more than they actually are, not less. and they're totally okay with that.

Re: Why is there a TikTok tracking pixel on UberEats what is this crap?

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Post by jon9544hn »

medion wrote: post #83
mabbo wrote: post #56

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This is honestly very few considering how many different places Uber Eats probably advertises on. I work on helping new Shopify merchants get more early sales, and ads are super important for that to happen. Open up any small and growing e-commerce store and you'll see at least this many. Without ads, you don't find these small businesses, and all consumers just go to Amazon, or other large established marketplaces.

Not on the main topic, but is there a way I can get in touch to discuss how you might be able to help us and our Shopify shop?

Same!

Re: Why is there a TikTok tracking pixel on UberEats what is this crap?

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Post by laurent92 »

tills13 wrote: post #90
Ekaros wrote: post #51

Just in general look at those cookie consent dialogs at any site living on advertising or using it and really see the insanity of number of partners... That should show that we might actually need to burn it all down...

Would you be willing to pay for the content you get for free from sites like YouTube, Reddit, and HackerNews?

If you pay, you still get tracked. PS: And now they have your name, address, email and CC on file.

Re: Why is there a TikTok tracking pixel on UberEats what is this crap?

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Post by Firmwarrior »

GavinMcG wrote: post #57
Nextgrid wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just FYI, Mozilla's commitment to privacy is smoke and mirrors. You need to install uBlock Origin and opt-out of Mozilla's telemetry and similar BS to get any meaningful privacy in Firefox.

How does including telemetry for a product make a commitment to privacy from unrelated companies' tracking "smoke and mirrors"? There's a difference between the privacy I expect from a direct service provider and from various random agents seeking to build a profile on me.

Your argument is literally exactly the same argument Facebook uses to justify all its spying. It's not a solid ideological base to build upon. I don't want ANYONE spying on ANYTHING that I'm doing, even if they think it's for my own good and it's not crossing a line.

> How does including interest-based tracking for a product make a commitment to privacy from unrelated companies' tracking "smoke and mirrors"? There's a difference between the privacy I expect from a direct service provider and from various random agents seeking to build a profile on me.

Re: Why is there a TikTok tracking pixel on UberEats what is this crap?

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Post by Firmwarrior »

tills13 wrote: post #90
Ekaros wrote: post #51

Just in general look at those cookie consent dialogs at any site living on advertising or using it and really see the insanity of number of partners... That should show that we might actually need to burn it all down...

Would you be willing to pay for the content you get for free from sites like YouTube, Reddit, and HackerNews?

I'd be willing to pay the 5 cents a month or whatever it works out to be

Re: Why is there a TikTok tracking pixel on UberEats what is this crap?

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Post by briandilley »

amelius wrote: post #87
Apocryphon wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

GDPR maybe

What does it say about TikTok's tracking pixels in UberEats?

Nothing. Because TikTok didn't put the tracking pixel there, UberEats did. It's from an advertising campaign that UberEats is running on TikTok. The need to related "conversions" (ie: people ordering/buying shit) on their system with whichever ad they were given on the TikTok side.

Re: Why is there a TikTok tracking pixel on UberEats what is this crap?

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Post by refulgentis »

1_player wrote: post #85
dvt wrote: post #13

As someone that has spent a sizable amount of my career in ad products, the outrage here is kind of (sadly) funny. A conversion pixel? Hah, if you only had an idea of what the Facebook data faucet looked like in 2007-2017, your hairs would stand. Pretty sure they were breaking all kinds of PII laws.

> As someone that has spent a sizable amount of my career in ad products, the outrage here is kind of (sadly) funny Imagine gloating and being proud of such a career.

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Re: Why is there a TikTok tracking pixel on UberEats what is this crap?

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Post by PaulBGD_ »

Moru wrote: post #84
Ekaros wrote: post #51

Just in general look at those cookie consent dialogs at any site living on advertising or using it and really see the insanity of number of partners... That should show that we might actually need to burn it all down...

Just install uBlock on your friends and families browsers. Most people seems fine with being tracked if that means they get "offers" they don't want to miss. I however detest anything connected to advertisement to the level that I frequently hang up when our own sales people call me because I directly spot a salesperson, even before I recognize the voice... Quite embarrasing sometimes :-) So I install uBlock, uMatrix…

Specifically, uBlock Origin
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